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Flag may be gone for good, RSA says
Anzac Day theft angers war veterans, who see it as an insult to servicemen and their families.
![Kiwis remember colleagues on Anzac Day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Kiwis remember colleagues on Anzac Day
New Zealand troops reflected on the deaths of two comrades killed in Afghanistan in the past year as they celebrated Anzac Day today.
![PM joins French locals on Anzac Day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
PM joins French locals on Anzac Day
John Key's decision to join the citizens of French town Le Quesnoy in their annual commemorations has started a new chapter in what Mr Key has called "a precious link with the town".
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Many attend rainy Anzac Day services
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders turned out at dawn services across the country.
![Book Review: <i>Nice Day for a War: Adventures of a Kiwi Soldier in World War I</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Book Review: <i>Nice Day for a War: Adventures of a Kiwi Soldier in World War I</i>
Not a picture book, not a graphic novel, not anything easily pigeon-holed, Chris Slane and Matt Elliott's study-cum-evocation of life in World War I is a great resource and a great read.
![Book Review: <i>War Wounds: Medicine and the Trauma of Conflict</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Book Review: <i>War Wounds: Medicine and the Trauma of Conflict</i>
On May 27, 1942, two Czech parachutists ambushed and wounded SS Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich near Prague. Heydrich was not seriously wounded but a ricochet bullet had carried cloth, wire and wool into the wound.
![Fighting for our freedom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fighting for our freedom
Anyone looking at New Zealand's military participation in the 20th century would see us as a bellicose little nation. For decades, we eagerly went where Britain (and later the US) went.
![Editorial: We must keep honouring all who serve](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Editorial: We must keep honouring all who serve
It has been easy to honour service in World War II. No other war, including World War I, has had such just cause.
![Anzac Day: Making memories](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Anzac Day: Making memories
Anzac Day is a time for children to learn about the sacrifices of past generations. Diana Clement looks at what's on offer for families around Auckland this year.
![Life and death in Flanders fields](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Life and death in Flanders fields
The history of New Zealand at war is largely one of ordinary people called upon in extraordinary times - men and women who left their day jobs when their country called them. In Kiwi Battlefields, Ron Palenski tells how one such man
![Good taste: A toast to the Anzacs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Good taste: A toast to the Anzacs
It's Easter, which means it's time for wine columnists to write another article about wines that go with chocolate. Yawn.
![Memories more sweet than bitter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Memories more sweet than bitter
The firefight between a nine-strong patrol and up to 80 Viet Cong was one of the New Zealand Army's bravest battles, facing almost insurmountable odds. Nearly 43 years later, the men of Victor 3 One platoon met again for the first time.
![Anzac Day parades around the country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Anzac Day parades around the country
How you can pay your respects to our war veterans at various places around NZ this Anzac Day.